The role of the water system as an exogenous factor in pemphigus

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 810-816

  Tur, Ethel ^a,b   Brenner, Sarah ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Ichilov Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; RIVER WATER;

BRAZIL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; PEMPHIGUS; REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030810026     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00350.x     Document Type: Review

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